A Multifunctional team with deep experience of building startup products

Build. Measure. Grow. Fundraise. Grow Further. Exit

about us

Hello welcome to Chennovate family

Chennovate is a technology startup studio with emphasis on creating products for startup across all stages of their evolution. Chennovate creates an environment for startup success by focusing on creating technology as building blocks with easy to test methodology. We imbibe the lean startup model of Learn build and measure with a keen focus on converting ideas to code and collecting data.

Chennovate’s philosophy is to build a product with a customer base thereby providing the product features and experiences unique to the target customers. It’s an art to understand the needs of a user base and converting them into experiences that help ease the product adoption rate.

Quote of CEO

“The mindset of building startup products requires entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. At Chennovate, we build products that can be validated and scaled with ease, thereby increasing the success rate of startups.”

How We Work

At Chennovate, we look at vetting and working with ideas that are really challenging, the team believes in being part of creating great products, thus if you are looking for clones, we aren’t the right choice.

At the initial stages of development we play the role of a startup CTO, this goes beyond just development but also has elements of Project Management, Data Collection, User Experience, User Testing and also look at showcasing the product (i.e.) working on branding the product in a very effective way.

The spent for technology development is to analyze the product development that suits the product and resource requirements. As we have built products for a number of startups and have been active in the startup ecosystem we help position you in front of our investors or external client. To top it off we prepare the startups to successful pitch their product to potential investors.

The 6 steps Chennovate process is shown below:

Idea Pitching

We would like to know not only your product idea and features but also the problem you are solving and your business model.

Monitoring Customer Actions

Metrics are something every startups should focus on, setting up a mechanism of measuring and assessment is of prime importance.

Product Development

Building from scratch or scaling up the development, our team is equipped to building and fine tuning products based on the business model and customer feedback.

Managing Technology Spent

Making the most of the funds in hands and getting a workable product out is an art.

Investor Pitching

We prepare you to pitch you product the right way, from creating a storyline to showcasing the product as a necessity, we help startups build the right pitch.

Fund Raising Opportunity

We provide a platform for startups to pitch to like minded investors depending on different stages of growth.

Our Portfolio

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Edutech

Enterprise Software

Healthcare

Fintech

E Commerce – B2B

Social Apps

our pricing

At Chennovate, we believe in a flexible approach on the fee, thus we look at the startups current stage and suggest option that could suit them to work with us and build an efficient product.
We have 3 different pricing options:

Service Fee

We provide a rate that is affordable to startups and this comes with a free assessment of the idea and the technology feasibility.

Service Fee and Equity

If we believe your startups plays in our area of focus then we look at a service fee and equity model.

Sweat Equity

We work as the CTO of the company and take equity accordingly.

Our team

Board Members

Peer Mohaideen Sait

Founder, CEO, Partner & Director

Mohamed Nehaiman Al Qubaisi

Partner & Director

Al Sayed Hussain Al Mutawa

Partner & Director

Ahmed Saif Mohamed Al Saedi

Partner & Director

Executives

Fazly Muhammad

Chief Financial Officer

Tariq Syed

Chief Innovation Officer

Ritesh Dhankani

Chief Customer Engagement Officer

Team Expertise

UI/UX Designing

Application Development

Hybrid Mobile App Development

Enterprise Software Development

Application Testing

Recent Vacancies

Technical Lead

28 February 2017

Experience : 6-8yrs

Expertise in core PHP with Yii or Laravel framework, Expert in MySQL and PL/SQL, Expertise in servers like Apache...

Team member

Mohamed Nehaiman Al Qubaisi

Partner & Director

Mohamed Nehaiman has 15 years of experience and has worked as a senior manager in Government entities including Public Works Department and Municipality of Abu Dhabi City. He graduated in Engineering from Higher College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE and has a Post graduate degree in Strategic Project Management from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

He has extensive experience in leading people to deliver highly value projects on time that also includes governments strategic projects outside UAE. His expertise areas are leadership, project management, strategic program management, change management and strategy. He owns few startups and has a penchant for investing in potential startups.

Team member

Al Sayed Hussain Al Mutawa

Partner & Director

Al Sayed Al Mutawa has 15 years of experience and has worked as a senior manager in Government entities and also private organizations such as Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC), Etisalat, Dubai Holdings and Municipality of Abu Dhabi City.

He is an engineer from Higher College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has extensive experience in leading and managing people to deliver high value and complex projects on time. His expertise areas include leadership, project management, Risk Management and strategy. He owns few startups and has a penchant for investing in potential startups.

Team member

Ahmed Saif Mohamed Al Saedi

Partner & Director

Ahmed Saif Mohamed Al Saedi has 16 years of experience and worked as senior manager in semi-Government and Government entities including National Petroleum Construction Company and Municipality of Abu Dhabi City.

He graduated in Engineering from Higher College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE and also got an MBA. He has extensive experience in leading people to deliver innovative sustainability related projects. His expertise areas are leadership, project management and Sustainability. He has also received plenty of international awards related to sustainability.

Team member

Peer Mohaideen Sait

Founder, CEO, Partner & Director

Peer Mohaideen Sait has 19 years of experience and is a serial entrepreneur. He founded 9 startups out of which 7 startups (tech and non-tech) are successfully running. He has also advised 50+ startups with tech and non-tech domain. To support society, Voluntarily he works as an advisor for DubaiSME based startups and also helps plenty of Emirati and Tamil startups.

His career spans both private and governmental organizations. As a Management consultant, he has consulted over 100 organizations, that also includes MNCs. He did his masters in Chemistry and then got an MBA from Hult International Business School, USA. He has also attended strategy and innovation executive courses from Harvard Business School, USA, The Wharton School, USA and Singapore Management University, Singapore.

He is a Certified Innovation Master, Certified Management Consultant, Certified Balanced Scorecard Professional, Certified Process Professional and Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He is also teaching innovation, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, strategy and lean startups in leading business schools across the world. He is an expert in the following areas: strategy, management consultant, innovation, lean startup, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.

Team member

Raja Mohammed

Chief Operating Officer

Raja is an IT professional with 12 years of experience in software product development, implementation and support services. During these years, he has delivered projects for blue chip clients across US, EUROPE and MEA regions.

He brings with him a rich experience in process frameworks like CMMI and project execution methodologies such as SCRUM and PMP. He is also an alumnus of Hult International Business School, USA and is presently leading our Indian team based out of chennai.

Team member

Tariq Syed

Chief Innovation Officer

Tariq has been part of the UAE innovation ecosystem since 2013, having managed and pick startups in the technology space for TURN8 global accelerator in Dubai and IBTIKARI incubator in Abu Dhabi. Tariq has advised and mentored 83 startups with a combined portfolio valuation of more than USD 40 Million and growing . Tariq also works with government entities such as Ministry of Finance ,DEWA, Rulers courts and Khalifa fund to name a few on customized innovation programs that would help grow their innovation quotient.

With over 8 years' experience and expertise in Consulting, Startup Accelerator & Fund Management for ICT, Energy and Telecom Domains. Tariq has worked with Infosys Limited and has a Global MBA from HULT International Business School. He also holds a professional certification in Innovation Management.

Team member

Ritesh Dhankani

Chief Customer Engagement Officer

Ritesh is a management consultant focused on end to end management of client from pre-proposal research through final implementation. Ritesh’s expertise ranges from Project Management to SME Operations Management, having managed multi million dollar projects and has lead teams with a headcount of up to 95 personnel. He has also involved in critical turnaround projects at SMEs that have resulted in sales growth rates in excess of 60%.

Ritesh is an MBA in Strategy and Finance from HULT international Business school and graduated as a Dean's Scholar. He has worked at Al Fara'a Group as an Electrical Engineer on large infrastructure projects and was involved in projects with Public Sector companies like ADEC. Ritesh also holds a Bachelors in Engineering with honors focused on Electrical and Electronics from BITS Pilani.

MBA in Finance from Manchester Business School, UK.CMA from Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (ICMA), Australia.Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK.BBA from University of Madras, India.

Short Biography:

Fazly is a finance professional with over 14 years experience in large and diversified organizations engaged in retail and whole sale distribution of commodities (energy and petrochemicals), high street fashion apparels, automobiles, leisure and sports equipment as well as shipping and ship management.

He is well connected with funding sources in the international markets having secured over USD 200 million funding of various types over the course of his long career. His expertise in financial restructuring has enabled companies to save millions in Bank facilities thereby directly impacting the bottom line of the company.

Job Vacancy

Role : Technical Lead

Experience : 6-8 years

Location : Chennai

Skills Required :

Must have skills:

Expertise in core PHP with Yii or Laravel framework

Expert in MySQL and PL/SQL

Expertise in servers like Apache

Expertise in version control systems like GIT

Preferred to have skills:

Should be hands-on and as well should be able to lead a team of developers

At least 5 yrs development experience preferably using PHP

Is accountable for the code developed by self and also by the team members

Should be able to unit test and review the code and coding practices followed by the team

Should be pro-active in driving the team to meet daily/weekly targets

Should be accountable for the assigned project and its deliverables

Is accountable for meeting the deadlines and milestones set by the management

Work in a SCRUM environment with daily stand-ups, no formal specifications, etc.

Job description:

Should be hands-on and as well should be able to lead a team of developers

At least 6 yrs development experience preferably using PHP

Is accountable for the code developed by self and also by the team members

Should be able to unit test and review the code and coding practices followed by the team

Should be pro-active in driving the team to meet daily/weekly targets

Should be accountable for the assigned project and its deliverables

Is accountable for meeting the deadlines and milestones set by the management

Work in a SCRUM environment with daily stand-ups, no formal specifications, etc.

To Apply : Forward your updated resume to career@chennovate.com

Job Vacancy

Role : Senior Developer

Experience : 3 - 6 Years

Location : Chennai

Skills Required :

Must have skills:

Expertise in version control systems like GIT

Expertise in any one of the languages Ruby on rails, Python, PHP and JAVA. (Preferably PHP)

Expertise in servers like Apache

Preferred to have skills:

Know-how of front end developing tools like Photoshop, Illustrator and Pencil

Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as SVN

Familiarity with build tools such as Ant, Maven and Gradle.

Job description:

Should be able to design the front end screens as per management’s expectations

Should be proactive co-ordinating with the back end team

Should be accountable for meeting daily/weekly targets

Should be able to write optimized code to improve performance of the system

Should closely work with the technical lead to align on priorities and project deliverables

Should be accountable for the expected frontend functionality

Work in a SCRUM environment with daily stand-ups, no formal specifications, etc.

To Apply : Forward your updated resume to career@chennovate.com

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